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The strategic use of information technology has the ability to transform teaching and learning helping institutions realize EDUCAUSE’s mission of "transforming education through information technologies." All institutions have made educating learners a critical priority. Technology is a means, not an end, toward that goal.

EDUCAUSE focuses on understanding learners, aligning learning principles and practices together and integrating learning technology—all with the goal of improving student success. EDUCAUSE members also benefit from tools and techniques that enable them to deliver high quality academic programs and support services in a flexible manner. The strategic use of information technology can enhance student engagement, improve access, and make services more convenient. As IT is integrated into the academic enterprise, a number of other issues are raised such as financing, policies, faculty involvement, and assessment.

We encourage you to explore EDUCAUSE’s resources on teaching and learning. These include the work of our members as well as material contributed from EDUCAUSE's strategic initiative, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. We hope you will find the material of use and encourage you to contribute to future EDUCAUSE activities in teaching and learning.

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ds106: Not a Course, Not Like Any MOOC: January 28, 2013

Alan Levine, an independent consultant ( CogDog.it ), currently teaches the open digital storytelling course ds106. Levine is an innovator in educational technology, previously working…
A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (Version 2): October 1, 2010

The National Primer on K-12 Online Learning provides a comprehensive overview of online learning by examining the basics about online teaching and learning, evaluating academic success, profess…
Lessons Learned from Virtual Schools: Experiences and Recommendations from the Field: November 1, 2010

Virtual schools are a vibrant movement in education reform—extending the possibilities of learning beyond time and space constraints, and opening access for all students to a world-class educ…
Clearing the Path: Creating Innovation Space for Serving Over-Age, Under-Credited Students in Competency-Based Pathways: December 1, 2010

This paper provides guidance on creating competency-based approaches for over-age, under-credited students that have fallen off the track toward graduation. Drawing on a wide range of expertise…
Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction: January 1, 2011

As digital tools proliferate and improve, solid instruction in the basics will eventually become “flat”—available anywhere globally—and the elements of excellent teaching that ar…
School Finance in the Digital-Learning Era: January 1, 2011

America’s system for financing K-12 education is not neutral about innovation and the use of new technologies. Indeed, that system is stacked against them. To remedy this, our education-fundi…
The Costs of Online Learning: January 1, 2012

It’s impossible to put a single price tag on “online learning” because, like cars, colleges, and cottages, it comes in widely varying levels of quality and efficiency. Instead, this paper…
Implementing Online Learning Labs in Schools and Districts: Lessons From Miami-Dade’s First Year: November 1, 2011

A s online learning programs become prevalent in U.S. schools, school and district leaders, teachers, and policy makers are looking for the best ways to use technology to enhance learning. T…
Going Exponential – Growing the Charter Sector’s Best: January 1, 2011

The supply of seats in the nation’s best charter schools is not growing rapidly enough to serve the millions of low-income children who need better schools. Based on lessons from the fastes…
Seizing the Opportunity at the Top: How the U.S. Can Reach Every Student with an Effective Teacher: January 1, 2011

American children deserve the one ingredient we know creates stellar learning results: excellent teachers, consistently. This brief explains why every child needs excellent teachers year after …